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July 17–19, 2026

Alabama’s annual back-to-school sales tax holiday runs from 12:01 a.m. Friday through midnight Sunday. State sales tax is waived on qualifying items; local sales tax is waived only in participating cities and counties.

• Clothing: $156 or less per item
• Computers, software, and school computer supplies: $1,173 or less per purchase
• School supplies and instructional materials: $78 or less per item

July 17–18, 2026

Puerto Rico’s second 2026 back-to-school sales-and-use-tax exemption period covers qualifying school supplies, uniforms, and footwear on July 17–18.

• School supplies: Qualifying items
• School uniforms: Qualifying items
• School footwear: Qualifying items

July 20, 2026–August 20, 2026

Florida’s 2026 back-to-school sales tax holiday lasts one month, from July 20 through August 20, and covers qualifying clothing, school supplies, learning aids, and personal computers within category price limits.

• Clothing, footwear, wallets, and qualifying bags: $100 or less per item
• School supplies: $50 or less per item
• Learning aids and jigsaw puzzles: $30 or less per item

July 31, 2026–August 2, 2026

New Mexico’s back-to-school gross receipts tax holiday runs from 12:01 a.m. Friday through midnight Sunday. Retailer participation is optional, so shoppers should verify that a merchant is participating.

• Clothing, footwear, and accessories: Less than $100 per item
• Computers: Up to $1,000 per item
• Computer-related items: Up to $500 per item

July 31, 2026–August 2, 2026

Tennessee’s traditional sales tax holiday runs from 12:01 a.m. Friday through 11:59 p.m. Sunday and covers qualifying apparel, school supplies, art supplies, and computers.

• Clothing: $100 or less per item
• School and art supplies: $100 or less per item
• Computers, laptops, and tablets: $1,500 or less per item

July 31, 2026–August 3, 2026

West Virginia’s four-day sales tax holiday begins Friday and ends Monday night. It includes qualifying clothing, school supplies, instructional materials, laptops or tablets, and sports equipment.

• Clothing and footwear: $125 or less per item
• Laptops and tablets: $500 or less per item
• School supplies: $50 or less per item

August 1–2, 2026

Arkansas’s sales tax holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. Saturday and ends at 11:59 p.m. Sunday. All retailers must participate, and the exemption applies to state and local tax.

• Clothing: Less than $100 per item
• Clothing accessories and equipment: Less than $50 per item
• Electronic devices commonly used by students: No price limit

August 7–8, 2026

Iowa’s annual sales tax holiday covers qualifying clothing and footwear on Friday and Saturday only. It does not extend through Sunday.

• Clothing and footwear: Less than $100 per item

August 7–16, 2026

Illinois’s 2026 back-to-school holiday reduces the state portion of sales tax by five percentage points—from 6.25% to 1.25%—on qualifying items. Local taxes can still apply, so this is not a completely tax-free period.

• Clothing and footwear: Less than $125 per item
• Qualifying school supplies: No $125 item cap

August 7–9, 2026

Missouri’s back-to-school sales tax holiday runs from 12:01 a.m. Friday through midnight Sunday and covers clothing, school supplies, computers, software, and graphing calculators within price limits.

• Clothing: $100 or less per item
• School supplies: $50 or less per purchase
• Personal computers and peripherals: $1,500 or less

August 7–9, 2026

Ohio returns to a three-day back-to-school sales tax holiday in 2026. Qualifying clothing, school supplies, and instructional materials are exempt from state, county, and transit sales tax.

• Clothing: $75 or less per item
• School supplies: $20 or less per item
• Instructional materials: $20 or less per item

August 7–9, 2026

Oklahoma’s annual sales tax holiday exempts qualifying clothing and footwear priced below $100 per item from state and local sales tax.

• Clothing and footwear: Less than $100 per item

August 7–9, 2026

South Carolina’s 72-hour tax-free weekend has no price ceiling on eligible goods and covers a broader set of categories than many states, including computers and certain bed-and-bath items.

• Clothing and footwear: No price limit on qualifying items
• School supplies: No price limit on qualifying items
• Computers, printers, supplies, and eligible software: No price limit on qualifying items

August 7–9, 2026

Texas’s sales tax holiday covers qualifying clothing, footwear, school supplies, and school backpacks priced below $100 per item.

• Clothing and footwear: Less than $100 per item
• School supplies: Less than $100 per item
• School backpacks: Less than $100 per item

August 7–9, 2026

Virginia combines back-to-school, emergency-preparedness, and efficient-home-product exemptions into one three-day holiday.

• Clothing and footwear: $100 or less per item
• School supplies: $20 or less per item
• Portable generators: $1,000 or less per item

August 8–9, 2026

Massachusetts’s 2026 sales tax holiday covers most single items of tangible personal property for personal use when the price is $2,500 or less.

• Most tangible personal property for personal use: $2,500 or less per item

August 9–15, 2026

Shop Maryland Tax-Free Week covers qualifying clothing and footwear priced at $100 or less. For qualifying backpacks and bookbags, the first $40 of the price is exempt.

• Clothing and footwear: $100 or less per item
• Backpacks and bookbags: First $40 of the purchase price is exempt

August 16–22, 2026

Connecticut’s 2026 Sales Tax Free Week covers qualifying clothing and footwear costing less than $300 per item, including qualifying online purchases.

• Qualifying clothing and footwear: Less than $300 per item
• Qualifying backpacks and newly covered items: Less than $300 per item, subject to the official list